University Core Curriculum

Core Goals for
Undergraduate Education
Graduates of Ball State
University are individuals who realize their intellectual potential, who seek
to add breadth and depth to their perspectives, and who maintain their physical
well-being.
Graduates of the university
command extensive knowledge and a mature repertoire of cognitive, practical,
and technological skills. They exhibit integrity and responsible action in
their social, professional, and civic lives. They respect the histories,
cultures, and needs of others. They inform their decisions through critical,
creative, and scientific reasoning, and they discern the consequences of their
decisions and actions at the local, national, and global levels. They
acknowledge responsibility for environmental well-being and for the civic
engagement that a diverse democracy requires.